Chip comparison
Groq LPU (Language Processing Unit) vs Meta MTIA v2
Side-by-side specs
Straight from each vendor's datasheet. Winner in bold: higher throughput, memory, or transistor count; lower power draw or price. Sparse (2:4) throughput roughly doubles the FP8/INT8 numbers shown.
| Field | Groq LPU (Language Processing Unit) | Meta MTIA v2 |
|---|---|---|
| Process node | GlobalFoundries 14nm | TSMC N5 |
| TDP | 375 W | 90 W |
| Memory | 0.23 GB SRAM (230 MB on-die) | 128 GB LPDDR5 |
| Memory bandwidth | 80,000 GB/s | 205 GB/s |
| FP16 (dense) | 188 TFLOPS | — |
| INT8 (dense) | 750 TOPS | 708 TOPS |
| Form factor | PCIe (GroqCard) / rack-scale GroqRack | PCIe (internal Meta) |
| Announced | 2020-01-01 | 2024-04-10 |
| Released | 2021-06-01 | 2024-05-01 |
Robots running Groq LPU (Language Processing Unit)
No robots publicly running it yet.
Robots running Meta MTIA v2
No robots publicly running it yet.
Data centers with Groq LPU (Language Processing Unit)
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Data centers with Meta MTIA v2
Common questions
Groq LPU (Language Processing Unit) vs Meta MTIA v2: which has more memory?
Meta MTIA v2 carries more HBM (Groq LPU (Language Processing Unit): 0.23 GB SRAM (230 MB on-die); Meta MTIA v2: 128 GB LPDDR5). Memory capacity sets the largest model that fits on one chip without partitioning; memory bandwidth sets inference throughput.
Groq LPU (Language Processing Unit) vs Meta MTIA v2: which is more widely used?
Groq LPU (Language Processing Unit): 0 robots and 0 data centers publicly running it. Meta MTIA v2: 0 robots and 2 data centers. Empty here means no operator has said publicly, not zero adoption in the market.
See also: every chip comparison · Groq LPU (Language Processing Unit) full page · Meta MTIA v2 full page.